|
Shao Kahn
Shao Kahn is a character and one of the antagonists of the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. Depicted as the emperor of the fictional realm Outworld. Feared for his immense strength, which he complements with a large hammer and knowledge of black magic, Shao Kahn seeks conquest of all the realms, including Earth. He serves as the main antagonist of '' Mortal Kombat II'' (1993), '' Mortal Kombat 3'' (1995) and its updates, and the 2011 reboot, as well as the action-adventure spin-off '' Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks'' (2005). An amalgam of Shao Kahn and DC Comics villain Darkseid also appears as the main antagonist and final boss of '' Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe'' (2008) under the name Dark Kahn. A younger persona known as General Shao appears in ''Mortal Kombat 1'' (2023). Shao Kahn is one of the most celebrated villains in video games. Noted as a difficult boss, he has received praise for his design, in-game abilities, and ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tobias
John Tobias is an American Comic book creator, comic book artist, graphic designer, video game designer and writer. Tobias is best known for co-creating the ''Mortal Kombat'' series along with Ed Boon, to whom he pitched the game concept. Tobias became interested in drawing from an early age, inspired by comic books. During high school he took weekend courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. He was an artist for ''The Real Ghostbusters (comics), The Real Ghostbusters'' comic book series before joining Midway Games. Tobias said his original career plan was to be a comic book artist, but the advances in graphics at the time made the video game industry more appealing to him, as well as his mother frequently stating that artists would never support their families. He worked on the original arcade version of ''Smash TV'' (1990) prior to the success of ''Mortal Kombat (1992 video game), Mortal Kombat'' in 1992. Tobias created the early ''Mortal Kombat'' series' storyline, themes, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midway Games
Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known simply as Midway) was an American video game company that existed from 1958 to 2010. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (franchise), Rampage'', ''Spy Hunter'', ''NBA Jam'', ''Cruis'n'' and ''NFL Blitz''. Midway also acquired the rights to video games that were originally developed by WMS Industries and Atari Games, such as ''Defender (1981 video game), Defender'', ''Joust (video game), Joust'', ''Robotron: 2084'', ''Gauntlet (series), Gauntlet'' and the ''Rush (video game series), Rush'' series. The company was founded as Midway Manufacturing in 1958, as an amusement game manufacturer. The company was then purchased by Bally Manufacturing in 1969. In 1973, Midway moved into the interactive entertainment industry, Video game developer, developing and video game publisher, publishing arcade game, arcade video games. The company scored its first mainstream hit with the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shao Kahn Comic
Shao (; HKG Romanisation: Shiu; Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shaw) is a common Chinese family name. It is the 86th most populous family name in China. It corresponds to last name So in Korean; Thiệu or Thiều in Vietnamese; Zau in Wu Chinese/Shanghainese and Siu, Chow, or Sho in other Chinese romanisations. The origin of the family name Shao is thought to have come from the royal lines of the Zhou dynasty in ancient China. The King's loyal subject Duke of Shao (), was thought to have originated the Shao lines. Notable people *Shao Yong (; 1011–1077), philosopher, cosmologist, poet and historian who greatly influenced the development of Neo-Confucianism in China during the Song dynasty * Shao Mi (; 1592–1642), Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty *Shao Jiayi (), Chinese soccer player *Shao Ning (born 1982), Chinese judoka *Shao Xunmei a.k.a. Zau Sinmay, Chinese poet and publisher * Shao Tong (1994–2014), Chinese student murdered in Iowa *The Shaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortal Kombat Annihilation
''Mortal Kombat Annihilation'' is a 1997 American Martial arts film, martial arts fantasy film directed by John R. Leonetti in his List of directorial debuts, directorial debut. Based on the ''Mortal Kombat'' video game franchise, it is the second installment in the Mortal Kombat #Films, ''Mortal Kombat'' film series and a sequel to the Mortal Kombat (1995 film), original 1995 film, on which Leonetti served as cinematographer. Largely adapted from the 1995 video game ''Mortal Kombat 3'', ''Annihilation'' follows Liu Kang and his allies as they attempt to prevent the malevolent Shao Kahn from conquering Earthrealm. It stars Robin Shou as Liu Kang, Talisa Soto as Kitana (Mortal Kombat), Kitana, James Remar as Raiden (Mortal Kombat), Raiden, Sandra Hess as Sonya Blade, Lynn “Red” Williams as Jax (Mortal Kombat), Jax and Brian Thompson (actor), Brian Thompson as Shao Kahn. Only Shou and Soto reprised their roles, with the other characters from the previous film being recast. ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortal Kombat 1
''Mortal Kombat 1'' is a 2023 fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and published by Warner Bros. Games. It is the twelfth main installment in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series, and serves as its second Reboot (fiction), reboot after 2011's ''Mortal Kombat (2011 video game), Mortal Kombat''. The game takes place after the events of 2019's ''Mortal Kombat 11'', and is set in a new timeline (the third main timeline in the series' history) created by Liu Kang during his ending in ''11''s ''Aftermath'' expansion. In this new timeline, Liu Kang assembles a clique of fighters to participate in the latest Mortal Kombat tournament in Outworld while contending with an alliance formed by Titan Shang Tsung. In the follow-up expansion, ''Khaos Reigns'', Liu Kang and his allies must contend with Titan Havik. The game was released on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on September 19, 2023. Most versions of ''Mortal Kombat 1'' received generally positive reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mortal Kombat Vs
Mortal may refer to: * Mortal (band), a Christian industrial band * The Mortal, a Japanese band led by Atsushi Sakurai * ''Mortal'' (novel), a science fiction fantasy novel by Ted Dekker and Tosca Lee * ''Mortals'' (novel), a 2003 novel by Norman Rush * ''Mortal'' (film), a 2020 adventure film * "Mortal" (''Smallville''), an episode of the television series ''Smallville'' * Mortal (gamer), an Indian YouTuber and esports player See also * Immortality, the concept of eternal life * ''Mortal Kombat'', a fighting game series * ''Mortal Online ''Mortal Online'' is a first-person, open-world, PvP/ PvE sandbox MMORPG developed and published by the Swedish indie developer Star Vault. Mortal Online was released on June 9, 2010. The game is inspired by the desire to return to Ultima O ...'', a 2010 video game by Star Vault * Mortality (other) * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkseid
Darkseid () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer-artist Jack Kirby, the character first made a cameo appearance in ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' #134 (December 1970), before being fully introduced in ''Forever People'' #1 (February 1971). Formerly known as Uxas, Darkseid is a New Gods, New God and the tyrannical ruler of the planet Apokolips. His ultimate goal is to find and gain control over the Anti-Life Equation to enslave the Multiverse (DC Comics), multiverse by eliminating all hope and free will in sentient beings. Regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the DC Universe, Darkseid serves as one of Superman's greatest List of Superman enemies, adversaries and the archenemy of the Justice League. Darkseid has been adapted in various media incarnations, having made his live-action feature debut in the 2021 DC Extended Universe film ''Zack Snyder's Justice League'', portrayed by Ray Porter. Michael Ironside, Andre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DC Comics
DC Comics (originally DC Comics, Inc., and also known simply as DC) is an American comic book publisher owned by DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC is an initialism for "Detective Comics", an American comic book series first published in 1937. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, the first comic under the DC banner being published in 1937. The majority of its published stories are set in the fictional DC Universe and feature numerous List of DC Comics characters, culturally iconic heroic characters, such as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash (DC Comics character), Flash; as well as famous fictional teams, including the Justice League, the Teen Titans, the Suicide Squad, and the Legion of Superheroes. The universe contains an assortment of well-known supervillains, such as Lex Luthor, the Joker (character), Joker, Darkseid, and the antihero Catwoman. The company has published non-DC Universe-related mater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaolin Monks
Shaolin Monastery ( zh, labels=no, c=少林寺, p=shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin kung fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of the Mount Song, Songshan mountain range in Dengfeng county, Zhengzhou prefecture, in Henan province, China. The name reflects its location in the ancient grove () of Mount Shaoshi, in the hinterland of the Songshan mountains. Mount Song occupied a prominent position among Chinese sacred mountains as early as the 1st century BC, when it was proclaimed one of the Sacred Mountains of China#The Five Great Mountains, Five Holy Peaks (). It is located some southeast of Luoyang, the former capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534), and southwest of Zhengzhou, the modern capital of Henan Province. As the first Shaolin abbot, Buddhabhadra (Shaolin abbot), Butuo Buddhabhadra devoted himself to translating Buddhist scriptures and preaching ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
